EP0911196A3 - Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit for automotive vehicles - Google Patents

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EP0911196A3
EP0911196A3 EP98113506A EP98113506A EP0911196A3 EP 0911196 A3 EP0911196 A3 EP 0911196A3 EP 98113506 A EP98113506 A EP 98113506A EP 98113506 A EP98113506 A EP 98113506A EP 0911196 A3 EP0911196 A3 EP 0911196A3
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Toshiya Calsonic Corporation Uchida
Toshiyuki Calsonic Corporation Yoshida
Katsuaki Calsonic Corporation Koshida
Katsuhiro Calsonic Corporation Kurokawa
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Priority claimed from JP26405597A external-priority patent/JP3898298B2/en
Priority claimed from JP26405097A external-priority patent/JPH1199818A/en
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Priority to EP05008681A priority Critical patent/EP1557307A3/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00642—Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices
    • B60H1/00664—Construction or arrangement of damper doors
    • B60H1/00671—Damper doors moved by rotation; Grilles
    • B60H1/00678—Damper doors moved by rotation; Grilles the axis of rotation being in the door plane, e.g. butterfly doors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00007—Combined heating, ventilating, or cooling devices
    • B60H1/00021—Air flow details of HVAC devices
    • B60H1/00064—Air flow details of HVAC devices for sending air streams of different temperatures into the passenger compartment
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00642—Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices
    • B60H1/00664—Construction or arrangement of damper doors
    • B60H1/00692—Damper doors moved by translation, e.g. curtain doors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00642—Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices
    • B60H1/00814—Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation
    • B60H1/00821—Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation the components being ventilating, air admitting or air distributing devices
    • B60H1/00835—Damper doors, e.g. position control
    • B60H1/00842—Damper doors, e.g. position control the system comprising a plurality of damper doors; Air distribution between several outlets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00007—Combined heating, ventilating, or cooling devices
    • B60H1/00021—Air flow details of HVAC devices
    • B60H2001/0015—Temperature regulation
    • B60H2001/00164—Temperature regulation with more than one by-pass
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00007—Combined heating, ventilating, or cooling devices
    • B60H1/00021—Air flow details of HVAC devices
    • B60H2001/00185—Distribution of conditionned air
    • B60H2001/002—Distribution of conditionned air to front and rear part of passenger compartment

Abstract

An automobile heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit comprises a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning case permitting the flow of interior air, an evaporator core disposed in the case for taking heat from the interior air to produce cool air, a heater core disposed in the case downstream of the evaporator core for adding heat to the cool air to produce warm air, an air mix chamber defined in the case for blending the cool air with the warm air, an air mix door disposed between the evaporator core and the heater core for controlling the percentage of the cool air and the warm air being fed into the air mix chamber, depending on the position of the air mix door, and a foot-vent communication passage defined in the case by partitioning the rear end of the air mix chamber by a partition wall extending substantially vertically along the inner wall of the case, so that the foot-vent communication passage communicates with the downstream end of the air mix chamber. The case has foot vent outlets at the lower end of the foot-vent communication passage.
EP98113506A 1997-09-29 1998-07-20 Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit for automotive vehicles Expired - Lifetime EP0911196B2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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EP05008681A EP1557307A3 (en) 1997-09-29 1998-07-20 Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit for automotive vehicles

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

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JP26405597A JP3898298B2 (en) 1997-09-29 1997-09-29 Air conditioner for automobile
JP26405097 1997-09-29
JP26405097A JPH1199818A (en) 1997-09-29 1997-09-29 Car air conditioner
JP26405597 1997-09-29
JP264055/97 1997-09-29
JP264050/97 1997-09-29

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EP05008681A Division EP1557307A3 (en) 1997-09-29 1998-07-20 Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit for automotive vehicles

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EP0911196A2 EP0911196A2 (en) 1999-04-28
EP0911196A3 true EP0911196A3 (en) 2001-07-11
EP0911196B1 EP0911196B1 (en) 2005-09-28
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US6048263A (en) 2000-04-11
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EP1557307A3 (en) 2005-10-19
EP0911196B1 (en) 2005-09-28
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DE69831712D1 (en) 2005-11-03
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